Specific Gratitude

Specific gratitude is far more
Interesting than generic “Thanks.”

And so I say thank you to God:
For one of the two parking spots available,
For letting us eat French fries (maybe coated
With wheat) without triggering psychosis,
For seats at breakfast with no wait,
For working out my visits with friends,
For greater health for Dad’s sibling interactions,
For good conversation about deep things,
For children playing together happily all day every day,
For glass sculptures amid flowers,
For two excellent conversations about prayer,
For travel plans rearranged to a better departure,
For an extra day to see an aunt from overseas,
For travel without delays,
For two chai teas, very different but both good,
For Scripture study and communion,
For good food and good shopping
And giraffes, a wading pool, a swing, co-laborers,
Butterflies, blacksmith, read-alouds.

For these and more, thank you, God.